Toplines - South Carolina GOP Primary for Governor - May 17, 2010
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South Carolina State
Survey of 931 Likely GOP Primary Voters
Conducted May 17, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How
would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President…do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
6% Strongly approve
4% Somewhat approve
12%
Somewhat disapprove
78%
Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How
would you rate the job Mark Sanford has been doing as Governor…do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
15% Strongly approve
47%
Somewhat approve
21%
Somewhat disapprove
16%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 South Carolina GOP Primary for Governor
Gresham
Barrett |
17% |
Andre
Bauer |
12% |
Nikki
Haley |
30% |
Henry
McMaster |
19% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
Not
sure |
18% |
4*
I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let
me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable,
or very unfavorable impression.
Candidate
for the SC GOP Primary Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Barrett |
14% |
38% |
16% |
7% |
24% |
Bauer
|
11% |
31% |
31% |
18% |
10% |
McMaster |
20% |
39% |
14% |
5% |
20% |
Haley |
31% |
29% |
9% |
5% |
26% |
5*
A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going
into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
80%
Strongly favor
8% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
6% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6*
How closely have you followed news
stories about the new immigration law in Arizona?
64%
Very closely
25% Somewhat closely
8% Not very closely
2% Not at all
0% Not sure
7*
Suppose the new Arizona immigration law
was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that
law in your state?
83%
Favor
8% Oppose
9% Not sure
8* Suppose a police officer stops
someone for a traffic violation or a violation of some other law. If the police
officer suspects that the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant,
should the officer be required to check their immigration status?
87% Yes
6% No
7% Not sure
9* Some commentators
have labeled one of the major political parties as the Party of NO. Which party
is sometimes called the Party of No? Is it the Republicans or the Democrats?
69% Republicans
11% Democrats
20% Not sure
10*
In today’s political climate, is it a good thing or a bad thing to be the Party
of No?
59%
Good
15%
Bad
26% Not sure
11*
As a nation, is America overtaxed?
84%
Yes
11% No
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence